Hi,
Im sure you have heard this story before, however I'm really feeling as if I'm going insane and I can't deal with this anymore. My baby girl is 11 days old today and won't sleep much at night, she sleeps long during the days. At around 10pm she starts her hysterical crying sessions and seems to be constantly hungry. She wants to be held and fed the whole night through. I feel so alone, so stressed, anxious, sad, and sleep deprived. I feel like I'm not bonding with her and I feel as if I'm blaming her when she won't settle, in short I feel like a bad mother. During the day I feel as if I can't hold back the tears. I wonder if this will ever be better, will I ever feel happy again? I do get support from my hubby and mum who has stayed with us for the last 2 weeks. However their help is limited because I'm bf and she needs me, every time. Mum said I should let her cry and deny her the feed she wants, I think this is wrong and its causing more stress.
I don't know what to do anymore, I guess I don't have a choice I have to see this through until things get better, I hope they do.